Floyd Landis emerges at Tour of California; Rogers retains overall lead

Floyd Landis shows up at Tour of California

LOS ANGELES — Floyd Landis attended the Tour of California time trial in Los Angeles and hung out in a sponsor’s tent days after accusing Lance Armstrong of doping.

Landis didn’t speak to waiting reporters Saturday and sat with his back to the course much of the time he was in the tent of Dr. Brent Kay, his longtime sponsor.

Landis won the Tour of California in 2006, but his Bahati Foundation team wasn’t invited to ride this year.

Earlier this week, Landis accused Armstrong of doping, teaching other riders to cheat and paying off a top cycling official after allegedly testing positive in 2002.

Armstrong has denied the allegations and said Landis has “zero credibility.”

Michael Rogers of Australia finished second in the Stage 7 time trial, and retained the overall lead heading into Sunday’s finale.